That's a good question. Who will benefit from Egypt's chaos? It all seems so unnecessary, but then again when is any loss of human life necessary? People need to act civilized about political matters and quit being so irrational.

Egyptian riots are a positive sign of increasing democracy in Egypt. Many people have said that democracy is spreading throughout the world. Egypt is becoming a positive example for supporters of democracy. Even after they are tear gassed, the citizens continue to fight for their freedoms. The people want to have their voice heard and this is the basis of democracy. Democracy may be making a comeback in this region of the world.

Egyptian riots are a positive sign of increasing democracy in Egypt. Many people have said that democracy is spreading throughout the world. Egypt is becoming a positive example for supporters of democracy. Even after they are tear gassed, the citizens continue to fight for their freedoms. The people want to have their voice heard and this is the basis of democracy. Democracy may be making a comeback in this region of the world.

I would hope that Egypt pulls itself out of chaos as soon as possible. For many reasons. The longer the country stays in turmoil, the weaker the economy is going to get, and the harder it will be to pull the country back to where it was. I'm not sure who benefiting form the chaos, but rest-assured it's not the US. The longer Egypt is in chaos the harder it will be to retain good relations with Egypt if they haven't been severed already. The US is worried about what side of the fence Egypt is going to land on. It should be interesting to see how countries like Libya see Egypt as Egypt emerges from the Arab Spring.

I hope for Egypt's sake that a peaceful form of government is obtained with the upcoming elections. Unfortunately, I do not see this happening very quickly. With the poor and the protesters being somewhat at ends with each other, it will be difficult to please everyone. Also, with the elections predicted to be skewed, there may be many unhappy campers at the end of it all. If the poor are pleased, the protesters may continue with their disposition. This is all to say that the military does relinquish power.

There should have been better planning in Egypt regarding an interim government to rule while elections are being held. There will be no short term benefits from the chaos in Egypt. The country is in a state of disorder. I hope that the elections can be carried out peacefully, but I imagine there will be more unrest regardless of who is elected. There is simply not enough trust in the military council at this point in time.

One important thing to note, from a social perspective, is that nearly all, if not all, of the political parties are Muslim. The Christian population of Egypt is going to suffer regardless of how well the elections go. At best, they can hope for a chaotic secular government. But with the recent anti-Christian violence in Egypt by some of the younger radicals, that might continue anyways.

The Egyptian history of modern times, internationally, has been representing the idea of peace with Israel, and with other Arab nations. The people had been suffering, because of Hosni Mubarak, and not because their nation had been in some war.
Anwar Sadat's legacy of peace in the Arab region, and Israel, was carried forward by Mubarak. Would the nation of Egypt have been torn asunder, if Mubarak had not been President? The issue is the corruption of Hosni Mubarak, and his indifference towards the aspirations of his people.
Simply put, there was no other entity who would have led Egypt, other than Mubarak, when he did lead Egypt. Perhaps, Mubarak trusted no one, in Egypt, because of Sadat's assassination. Can we name one, who could have taken his place?
Today, too, there is no mass leader. But the times can be propitious for Egypt, if a person emerges, who is not a leader, but a person who occupies effectively, the office of President of Egypt.

The chaos in Egypt looks all too familiar! The need peace and they will not have it until there is clear leadership and in the referendum, they need to be clear about what is wanted and needed to bring stability in their nation. The secretary of Defense isnt going to be able to provide that stability that the people want or need because of his past so they need to hold the election soon and allow the people to choose who their new leader will be. The riots need to stop! The amount of deaths and injuries are absolutely avoidable. Mubarak's reign is over and they need to move on and they will not be able to do that with Mubarak's old support system still there.

Egypt needs a fresh start and they need it to be by the hands of the people!

The Process of ejecting an Incumbent is never simple. The Field Marshal was a Trusted Mubarak Servant and like all faithful Servants who mimic their Masters. Tantawi and his SCAF have proven so lacking in Finesse, so devoid of Any Plan that what we are watching are the Death throes of the Dead Enders. It might not look like it but it is inevitable. One senses a Saudi hand in the Egyptian Pound and a Role behind the Scenes. The Saudi Play Book is all about snatching Terminal Defeat from the Jaws of phyric Victories.

Egypt is simply imploding financially. The Currency is set to tip big, the Stock market is down just under 50% and essentially this Stand off is setting Egypt on a very worrying Trajectory. The Tipping Point is there to see as plain as day.

Egyptians fought to be rid of their dictator, Mubarak, and yet now they have no government and their country has turned into chaos. This is upsetting the Egyptians because it is not what they fought for and I agree. Egypt was quick to overthrow their leader but has been slow to forming a new functional government.

Arabs don't belive in democracy, not yet. that's why this revolution will not work.They prefer someone with the iron fist to leed them!!! The "revolutionaries" who overturn Mubark in last february are expected to gain only 0.4% of the votes, while islamic brotherhood is expected to gain around 39%!!! As I see it, egyptians are gonna weep in sadness over memories of Mubarks rule!!!

The military really needs to back down and hand power back over to the people. I can understand how many are power hungry but keeping a country in a state of chaos doesn't benefit anybody. It just makes it a dangerous place to live for anybody there and their families.

It does look like a new Islamic State is coming, but its going to be better than what was previously there, and since this is supposed to be a democracy the only thing that matters if that is what the people want or not. In america we may not like the fact of another Islamic state but that may be what the Egyptians want.

With this sort of chaos erupting in Egypt, the country is actually probably worse off without Mubarak in control. In a situation like this, there is no win for anyone in the country and the fighting just puts the country in a worse position. At this point in time, there is no way of telling who will win this fight, but no matter who wins, it will still take the country a long time to achieve complete peace. Time seems to be the only cure for this mass chaos.

The protesters did not topple anyone. The generals toppled them when they became a liability to them. The generals might be facing protests, but that won't make them a liability to themselves, now will it? So, they will not go.

It leads to conspiracy theories … which are ripe in the Arab/Muslim Middle East … because there is IGNORANCE … RUMOURS … LACK OF TRUTH … NO TRANSPERANCY IN THE MAINSTREAM PRESS …

As a mind game you could pick ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP … say …

Tantawi/Military Junta – Chaos brings out the need to ‘clampdown’ … giving the Junta the ‘right’ to restore order … NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES … this plays right into THE Junta’s hands

Muslim Brotherhood – Chaos gives the Brothers the right to say … ‘WE ARE THE PEOPLE’ … ‘Islam’ will lead us out of chaos … give US THE REIGNS OF POWER … Put your TRUST in us

Israel/the West – Chaos is sown by the West/Israelis to weaken the Egyptian State … Egyptians fighting Egyptians ONLY BENEFITS the Jews/Crusader Alliance

Can’t you see … there is NO RIGHT ANSWER … only the misguided notion that IT’S SOMEONE ELSE’S FAULT THAT Egypt is CHAOTIC or more generally the Arab/Muslims are CHAOTIC!

THE TRUTH IS FAR SIMPLER … the Arab/Muslims are at war with their own CULTURE/ISLAM … THIS IS THE PIECE THE Arab/Muslims DON’T GET … there own society is NOT ADAPTING TO MODERNITY … they’re in last place in so many categories like … EDUCATION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY … you name the category the Arab/Muslims are in or near LAST PLACE … that’s ON THEM. THEY CAN’T GET OVER THE FACT THAT THEIR KORAN TELLS THEM THEY SHOULD BE ‘RULING THE ROOST’ but reality tells them otherwise … this dissonance is what’s driving them CRAZY …

Wake up … look in the mirror … and make the changes your society needs to make … including shedding Islam as a model for governance … the Muslim Brotherhood/Islamists are the way to decades of FURTHER DECLINE AND DESPAIR …

The Arab Spring continues to be seen. Power to the people for continuing to protest and fight for what they believe in. Although some of their beliefs for the future may differ slightly, they all generally would like some form of democracy to rule their country. I definitely think this is the right direction for Egypt.

No one really benefits from chaos. Even those who come out of the winning side of the chaos. Peaceful protests have their purpose, but anytime a protest becomes violent everything becomes more complicated and dangerous. The chaos is dangerous not only for the protesters, but it also has an impact on trade which hurts the entire world.

Egypt is turning a new leaf becoming a new Islamic state. Financially Egypt is a mess, and if the elections do not run smoothly, turmoil could arise again. Yes, Egypt is on its way to becoming a new state but it will have to go through some rough patches to get there, and if this election is full of fraud, it could be a while till peace is in Egypt. With so much chaos, who is really benefiting. Until the chaos calms down completely the county can not be united as a whole and start solving its real problems of starting a new governmental system.